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Ipswich Town 3–0 Coventry City · Championship

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 3–0.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.450.67
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Coventry City 3–0. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Coventry City): shots 10–11, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.45–0.67, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town.

3.8 days ▲Rest daysIpswich Town · Coventry City7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownCoventry CityBaseline
Rest days3.8 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days4 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

weak

Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.74 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.74 goals/match1.32 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsIpswich Town 10 shots, Coventry City 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsIpswich Town 6 shots, Coventry City 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.45 xG0.67 xGIpswich Town 1.45 xG, Coventry City 0.67 xG
  • Possession38%62%Ipswich Town 38%, Coventry City 62%
  • Corners2 corners5 cornersIpswich Town 2 corners, Coventry City 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsIpswich Town 14 fouls, Coventry City 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Bobby Thomas · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 10′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 28′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEllis Simms · Coventry City · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 28′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 47′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 87′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 74′ · 0.07 xG · on targetKaine Kesler-Hayden · Coventry City · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 20′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 43′ · 0.11 xG · goalEllis Simms · Coventry City · 63′ · 0.18 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 43′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 52′ · 0.41 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 60′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
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Ipswich Town: 10 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 xG. Coventry City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.65 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Sindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 43′George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 60′Ivan Azón · Ipswich Town · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 1.52 xG · Coventry City 0.65 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Ipswich Town
0Draws
0Coventry City
Coventry City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–2
Ipswich Town — Coventry City · Championship2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ipswich Town favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Coventry City in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ipswich Town19 matchesCoventry City19 matches
1.74 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 2.63 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed19/191.11 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲ 2.01 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots18/18▲ 17.7 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 6.11 shots/match
55.9% ●Possession18/1855.1%
4.78 corners/matchCorners18/18● 5.67 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls18/188.78 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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